The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - July 13th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Patrolman Henry Corbett New York Metropolitan Police Force, NY EOW: Monday, July 13, 1868 Cause of Death: Drowned Patrolman John Regan Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 1870 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Police Officer Newton C. Perkins Jackson Police Department, TN EOW: Thursday, July 13, 1876 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Benjamin Ellsden Newark Police Department, NJ EOW: Thursday, July 13, 1876 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal Harry T. McCarty United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, July 13, 1878 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Peter Scanlon Dubuque County Sheriff's Depart..., IA EOW: Tuesday, July 13, 1880 Cause of Death: Gunfire Jailer William J. Lucas Daviess County Sheriff's Office, KY EOW: Sunday, July 13, 1884 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal Jim Billy United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, July 13, 1890 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant James Skinner Peoria Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, July 13, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal Frank Peak Loveland Police Department, CO EOW: Tuesday, July 13, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John McGonnigal Hannibal Police Department, MO EOW: Thursday, July 13, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Peter R. Bulfin Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, July 13, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John Francis Young Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Sunday, July 13, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant William J. Smith St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, July 13, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff George White Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, AZ EOW: Thursday, July 13, 1922 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Charles B. Faulkner Little Rock Police Department, AR EOW: Sunday, July 13, 1924 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Charles W. Carpenter Trinity County Sheriff's Depart..., CA EOW: Friday, July 13, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Irving S. Washburn United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, July 13, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Edward Harry Green North Platte Police Department, NE EOW: Saturday, July 13, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Arthur A. Koppenhaver Pennsylvania Highway Patrol, PA EOW: Sunday, July 13, 1930 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Alvin B. Christensen Racine Police Department, WI EOW: Sunday, July 13, 1930 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Ralph A. Morgan Long Beach Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, July 13, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Raymond Carey Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, July 13, 1931 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Special Agent Eugene Jackson United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Drew Harrell Hawkins County Sheriff's Depart..., TN EOW: Tuesday, July 13, 1937 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Officer Frank A. Davis Norfolk Police Department, VA EOW: Tuesday, July 13, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Robert F. Dunn Norfolk Police Department, VA EOW: Tuesday, July 13, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper John N. Greim Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO EOW: Friday, July 13, 1945 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Chief of Police Charles E. McNany Sugarcreek Borough Police Depar..., PA EOW: Saturday, July 13, 1957 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Michael T. Angelos Illinois State Police, IL EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 1960 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Village Marshal Roy N. Painter Hanoverton Village Marshal's Of..., OH EOW: Tuesday, July 13, 1965 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Police Officer Kenneth Lee Spencer Jr. Birmingham Police Department, AL EOW: Sunday, July 13, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer James Gammons Hendersonville Police Department, TN EOW: Saturday, July 13, 1974 Cause of Death: Heart attack              Detective Lieutenant Larry Vernon Barger Mooresville Police Department, NC EOW: Saturday, July 13, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective W. C. Simmons Texas City Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, July 13, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Liquor Inspector Edward L. Moreno New Mexico Department of Alcoho..., NM EOW: Sunday, July 13, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Tomas Vega-Vazquez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Sunday, July 13, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer Ronald James Mahony Clearwater Police Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 1977 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman William A. Aldridge Jefferson Township Police Depar..., OH EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 1977 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Trooper Kenny Lee Osborn Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK EOW: Thursday, July 13, 1978 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff James E. Machado Placer County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Thursday, July 13, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William Steven Mathews Palm Beach Gardens Police Depar..., FL EOW: Friday, July 13, 1979 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Robert L. Pruitt Florida Highway Patrol, FL EOW: Monday, July 13, 1981 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Corporal Cleo L. Tomlinson Jr. Florida Highway Patrol, FL EOW: Monday, July 13, 1981 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Trooper Merle J. Cook Florida Highway Patrol, FL EOW: Monday, July 13, 1981 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Police Officer Michael Wayne Hoing Waterloo Police Department, IA EOW: Monday, July 13, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer James D. Harris Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, July 13, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Leonard E. Cross Cotton Plant Police Department, AR EOW: Friday, July 13, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Roy L. Leon Jr. Cotton Plant Police Department, AR EOW: Friday, July 13, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Reserve Deputy Chief John Robert Price Autauga County Sheriff's Depart..., AL EOW: Sunday, July 13, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Thomas Arlen Richmond Mesilla Marshal's Office, NM EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Donald Burton Gamblin Jr. Shawnee Police Department, KS EOW: Saturday, July 13, 1991 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Officer Robert James Ingram Cobb County Police Department, GA EOW: Tuesday, July 13, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William Lee Overton Jr. Charleston Police Department, WV EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 1994 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Don Joseph Burt California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Saturday, July 13, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Deputy Sheriff Gerald Monroe Gibson Hawkins County Sheriff's Depart..., TN EOW: Thursday, July 13, 2000 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Kevin Dale Cox Lubbock Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, July 13, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Deputy Sheriff Kevin Patrick Blount Sacramento County Sheriff's Dep..., CA EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident             Deputy Sheriff Joseph Michael Kievernagel Sacramento County Sheriff's Dep..., CA EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident

 

The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

 

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 59
Aircraft accident: 6
Automobile accident: 6
Drowned: 1
Duty related illness: 1
Gunfire: 34
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 2
Struck by vehicle: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 3

 

By State:
Alabama: 2
Arizona: 1
Arkansas: 3
California: 6
Colorado: 1
Florida: 5
Georgia: 1
Illinois: 3
Iowa: 2
Kansas: 1
Kentucky: 1
Minnesota: 1
Missouri: 3
Nebraska: 1
New Jersey: 1
New Mexico: 2
New York: 1
North Carolina: 1
Ohio: 2
Oklahoma: 1
Pennsylvania: 3
Puerto Rico: 1
Tennessee: 5
Texas: 3
U.S. Government: 4
Virginia: 2
West Virginia: 1
Wisconsin: 1